Turtle Beans Reviews
Bordentown, New Jersey
4.78(7)
All Reviews(7)
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor1265 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
5.00 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
I usually walk into a coffee shop and get an espresso right away, and that helps me decide how much time I'd like to invest into the shop. I ended up spending 2 hours here and drinking 5 coffees which should give you a sense of what I thought!
Turtle Beans had an outstanding, perfectly pulled, medium-roast espresso with a ton of complexity. Great mouthfeel, some natural caramel notes, and subtle nutty and blackberry notes.Cupping Method:Double espresso at Turtlebeans in Bordentown, NJ
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1265 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
5.00 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
This was an outstanding Kenya that I had as pourover at Turtle Beans in Bordentown. It was so good that I ordered it to go but had almost finished it before I went. This I am almost certain (I'd have to go back through the notes) was my favorite Kenyan of the year (there was another from a Danish roaster that was also outstanding).
The highlight of this roast is the immense tropicality that almost resembles a Central American gesha. Kiwi, pineapple, passionfruit were notes I got, along with black tea. There was no savoriness that sometimes offsets Kenyan coffee's winning characteristics. This was a great roast.
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1265 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
5.00 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
I really enjoyed this Costa Rican coffee from a Costa Rican roaster. I think of it as an omniroast and I'm grading it as such. I think where it really shines though is as sipping espresso, where the florality and bergamot really shine through. As espresso it drinks nicely within bound of acidity and bitterness but with a lot of complexity. You get blackberry, cherry, earl grey, chocolate, and a touch of nuttiness. It was also very versatile and my wife preferred the lattes I made with this roast over 2 renowned roasters.
As pourover, it drinks more black cherry with a little bit of earl grey/bergamot. It's very smooth and balanced. I wouldn't say those are typically my favorite notes in pourover but with low bitterness and the black cherry more crisp and acidic than you get sometimes, it's a nice morning cup.Cupping Method:Espresso at 94C on my A53 La Spaziale
Pourover at 203 F worked best
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Scott Greenaway148 roasts rated, avg score of 4.26
5.00 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
5.00 - Finish
5.00 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
5.00 - Balance
A well-crafted roast! This roast leans medium to medium-dark, with a thick mouthfeel. The flavor profile runs with a hint of cherry sweetness, rounded out with an oak-infused nuttiness.Cupping Method:pour over
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Theo Chan, Managing Editor
1265 roasts rated, avg score of 4.28
4.50 - Average
4.50 - Aroma
4.50 - Finish
4.50 - Flavor
4.50 - Acidity
4.50 - Balance
I really enjoyed this coffee and it was as described on the coffee notes. It's grapefruit led but not in a bitter/rindy way. II picked up slightly savory notes, which could have been because it was made with a siphon which is pretty hot for a coffee this subtle. But overall it didn't feel overextracted.
But it was very smooth overall with a mid-palate hint of bergamot.Cupping Method:Siphon at Turtle Beans in Bordentown, NJ
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Emily Schadler93 roasts rated, avg score of 4.24
4.00 - Average
The cherry flavor came in strong for me, with a tart ending.Cupping Method:Chemex pourover
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The cherry flavor came in strong for me, with a tart ending.
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A well-crafted roast! This roast leans medium to medium-dark, with a thick mouthfeel. The flavor profile runs with a hint of cherry sweetness, rounded out with an oak-infused nuttiness.
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I really enjoyed this Costa Rican coffee from a Costa Rican roaster. I think of it as an omniroast and I'm grading it as such. I think where it really shines though is as sipping espresso, where the florality and bergamot really shine through. As espresso it drinks nicely within bound of acidity and bitterness but with a lot of complexity. You get blackberry, cherry, earl grey, chocolate, and a touch of nuttiness. It was also very versatile and my wife preferred the lattes I made with this roast over 2 renowned roasters. As pourover, it drinks more black cherry with a little bit of earl grey/bergamot. It's very smooth and balanced. I wouldn't say those are typically my favorite notes in pourover but with low bitterness and the black cherry more crisp and acidic than you get sometimes, it's a nice morning cup.
